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ethics
guidelines on what people should or shouldn’t do
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
entities that exist within various research institutions for the purpose of regulating ethical research practices
informed consent
permission given from a participant after being told the nature, purpose, and potential risks of an experiment
confidentiality
the expectation that researchers will not publish the real names or identifying personal information of participants
protection of participants
the researcher’s responsibility to prevent participants from experiencing mental, physical, or emotional harm due to the experiment; research may include a reasonable level of harm that does not exceed what the participant would experience in daily life
right to discontinue
the participant’s right to end their involvement with the study at any time
minimum deception
the expectation for researchers to avoid deceiving participants whenever possible; is permitted to a certain degree if it is necessary for the experiment
obligation to debrief
the responsibility of the researcher to provide particiapnts with the nature and results of a study after its completion
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